🇹🇼 Taiwan, Province of China Episodes

ICRT News and commentators discuss a slew of international news including Tsai¡¦s trip to Central America and Nigeria¡¦s decision to distance itself further from Taiwan. Then we discuss the KMT chairmanship race, and other domestic news. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and commentators discuss a slew of international news including Tsai¡¦s trip to Central America and Nigeria¡¦s decision to distance itself further from Taiwan. Then we discuss the KMT chairmanship race, and other domestic news. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and commentators discuss widespread criticism of the recently implemented 40-hour workweek policy, President Tsai¡¦s upcoming trip to Central America along with other international relations news, some transportation news, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We ring in the new year with this special edition of the show taking a look at the top ten news stories in Taiwan over the past year. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and commentators discuss the week's top stories including the ending of ties with Sao Tome and Principe, fraying trade ties with Japan, a protest for Filipino migrant workers' rights, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Listen in to this bonus interview with Digital Minister Audrey Tang on the Asian Silicon Valley plan, Taiwan's bid to boost tech startups kicking off this weekend. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this week's show we return to our most frequently covered topic of late, Donald Trump and stuff he's said. Specifically, we discuss what he had to say about the one-China policy with commentators based in Taiwan, Beijing, and Washington DC. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this week's extra-long episode, former AIT Director Bill Stanton and current Taiwan based journalist Jane Rickards join the show to discuss last week's call between Trump and Tsai. We also discuss some domestic news in the second half. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss the latest on the TrasAsia saga with transportation expert Dr. Jason Ni, then we take a look at subsidies for the tourism industry, this week's Taiwan-Japan talks, the Golden Horse awards, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss the TransAsia Airlines collapse in the first half, and then in the second we invite on special guest NPP Legislator Huang Kuo-chang to get his perspective on the end of the TPP, cross-Strait relations, gay marriage and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We continue the Trump talk as officials respond to calls for increased military spending, we hold an extended discussion on potential changes to regulations for foreign professionals, and we take a serious look at Terry Gou's political musings. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

With Donald Trump set to assume America's top office, we invite on Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution to help us get a sense of how a Trump administration might approach Taiwan and the broader Pacific region. We discuss some domestic stuff too. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT invites on a distinguished panel to discuss the upcoming US election and what it could mean for US-Taiwan ties. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

With three separate proposals out this week to legalize same-sex marriage, we invite on two LGBT rights advocates to give their reaction. We also get a preview of tomorrow's Pride Parade in Taipei, and we talk about some politics at some point. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and guests discuss the week's top stories, including plans to open up the energy sector to green energy, two high profile Tsai Administration resignations, the Penghu gambling referendum, calls to legalize prostitution in Taipei and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We invite onto the show the head of the KMT's International Affairs Department, Eric Huang, for his take on President Tsai's Double Ten Day speech. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the Zain Dean case, filming US sitcoms in Taipei, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We invite onto the show former AIT Head Bill Stanton and New Bloom's Brian Hioe to discuss the tussle over the five day work week, James Soong's appointment as APEC envoy, and some defiant words in President Tsai's recent WSJ interview. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss this week's typhoon controversies, the lack of an invitation for Taiwan to a UN aviation assembly, a standoff between Changhua county and a local power plant, and a recent protest over the government's use of eminent domain. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and commentators discuss the week's biggest stories including the controversial delegation to China, that revealing Google Maps photo of Taiping island, and Penghu's upcoming gambling referendum. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss the pension reform controversy, the tourism industry controversy, and the Tsai Admin¡¦s Southbound Policy. We also feature a conversation with contract reporter Ralph Jennings over a recent controversy centered on one of his articles. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn